Robert F. Chrostowski

Published On: Oct 08 2012 05:40:45 PM CDT

Robert F. Chrostowski, age 87, of Janesville, died on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at home. He was born in Milwaukee on March 9, 1925, the son of Joseph and Anna (Koelsh) Chrostowski. He graduated from Bayview High School in 1943, and served in the U.S. Army during WWII, in the European Theatre and received the Purple Heart. Robert married Colleen Duane in Milwaukee on May 17, 1947, and moved to Janesville in 1955. They moved to Phoenix, AZ, in 1985, returning to Janesville in 2007. He owned Chrostowski and Sons, and was a very talented piano tuner all his life. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Milton, and a former member of the Elk's Club.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012, at ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Milton with Rev. Bill Nolan officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the church. Memorials may be made to Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY is assisting the family.